Charity

St Mary’s Church has a programme of fundraising to support local, national, and international charities. In the last six years this programme has raised nearly forty seven thousand pounds for a range of charities.

To help Christians suffering from persecution, Open Doors works worldwide with local partners to provide the support they need to remain as lights in their communities.

According to tradition, the Gospel was brought to Iraq by the apostle Thomas. Christians have been living in the area for almost 2000 years. However, after persecution by IS and other extremists, they are on the verge of extinction.

We shall be raising money throughout 2017 for Open Doors in support of persecuted Christians in Iraq.

Your donations will help to provide emergency aid such as shelter, food, medicines, and trauma care. They will also contribute to the training of church leaders and the provision of bibles.

Please be generous in supporting our fundraising activities and also consider how you might be able to contribute to the campaign through sponsored activities, personal donations, publicity, advocacy and prayer.